pecking at babies

  1. CatWhisperer5

    Pecking injuries

    We have five laying hens that are about a year old and seven poults that we've been trying to introduce to the adults for quite some time. We introduced them slowly- first a cage outside the run, then inside the run, then in the run with a bin that the littles could run and hide in if needed-...
  2. K

    Pecking wound

    Ive got a month old chick that was so severely pecked i didn't think she would live. Its been 9 days and somehow she is 100%. Completely normal. Wound seems to be healing up but there's this protruding mass that im concerned about. I was afraid to disturb it given how well she is doing but also...
  3. Harmoni

    When is pecking a problem?

    My broody RIR hatched 2 eggs on April 22nd. They are almost a week old. We have one other RIR who is top of the pecking order, 2 Golden comets who just started laying and 4 8 week old EEs. The mama goes after the comets and EEs to make them keep their distance, but she lets the other RIR peck at...
    • Harmoni
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    • baby chicks baby safety pecking pecking at babies pecking order
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  4. chickenbritt5908

    Hen hatched eggs... opinions on pecking..

    This is not my first time having a hen hatch her own eggs. First of this clutch hatched last night. This morning, baby was already dry and peeking out from mama. While I was examining, mama kinda pecked at the chick twice. But seemed to be trying to push baby back underneath her. My question: is...
  5. M

    Late hatch = odd chick out

    Two bantam sisters have been sharing a clutch. Now they have two babies a few days old and abandoned the rest of the eggs. Took this eggs to the incubator and now we have one chick so far. Tried to introduce it to the hens and idk maybe because the chick is a completely diff color from the other...
    • mict1g2
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    • abandoned eggs different age eggs late hatchers pecking at babies
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. L

    Mama hen pecking at hatching babies

    I have this hen, sweetest little thing, and we let her hatch her own eggs. They're hatching today and she's been pecking at the pipping hole of one egg. If we turn the egg upside-down so she can't see the hole she slides it under her like normal. There's already one dead baby that died while...
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